The South western news., 1887-06-22
Farm and Household.

the wheat and corn they can ca
at night.
il il never good policy to divide
q farm in small fields, for it is s
waste Of lands, waste Of time, anC
oppressive increase of fencing thai
becomes a burdensome tax in con-
strllcsion and maintenance.
lice VIII hrecl ON al cases o.
animals and fowls at this season
unless the quarters be kept clean,
Dry dirt is one Of the best proven.
titives OF lice, especially if used on
the floors, but the stock should be-
examined occasionally. Fin good
condition, however, lice do not at,
tack animals readily
il 8 much better to watch for
the white butterfly. the parent OF
the cabbage worm, and kill it than
n have the annoyance of the
worms. 1t is not so difficult to
keep the cahbages tree of worms
by killing the butterflies as may be
supposed, though it requires con>
slant watchfulness for short
while.
Every farmer has nOticcd the
deterioration of oats. The best
varieties fall back aftera few years
aud are little better than the CONS
mon oct. Wore attention might
he prOftably given il the seed.
Two suggestions have been made
Thrash the bundles lightly with a
fail and thus get the best seed ;
the other. winnow out all the light
oats.
To those who may not be famil.
lar with collie dogs it may be stat
ed that they vii. not drive sheep
or cattle unless first trained to do
so, though the supposition on the
part Of some is that such dogs per-
torn the work by natural instinct.
They are mere easily taught to
drive stock than any other breed OF
dogs, but they will not do so un-
less taught.
The oat is a splendid food for
young animals because compared
with corn, straw, etc it is rich in
muscle and bone forming elements
and also makes it splendid food
for work animals. Corn should BE-
fed sparingly to work animals. dur
during the summer especially, as
it Is a heating food. 1t will pay to
make the grain ration of oats in
the morning and at noon.
A writer in the Henderson Jour.
nal, who has cultivated broom-corn
for eleven years, says that the same
amount of labor that will produces
three acres Of tobacco will produce
twenty of broOm~corn Estimat
ing both crops at DC. per pound, the
good, Tugs and trash are worth $3.50
Besides, on every 500 pounds Of
bFOom>corn you will get / 900 lbs
Ofseed, which are worth more thar
the same number of pounds o.
oats.
A Good Recipe for Canning
Figs. To three quarts boiling wa
ter add two heaping tablespoon
fuis soda; now dip your figs in tn,
water tor one minute and skin
them out: then wash them thor
Oughly in two or three waters; OF
until there is no color left in thu
water. To ten pounds of figs al
low eight pOunds-sugar; add JUS
enough water to dissolve the sugar
when boiling hot drop in the figs
having FIRST selected them Will
care 80 as to avoid any that ar,
broken or oversripe; let them boi
slowly two hours; now remove thu
figs and boil down the syrup unti
quste thick; replace the figs; bring
ali TO > bsiling heat; when they ar,
ready for canning after the usua
method. A few slices Of lemon
with its JUICE will greatly improve
its flavor.
In regard to cutting potatoes
very large number of experiment
have proved that whole potatoe,
are best for warm, high land, anc
far very early potatoes they Ill
not Only yield enough more to pa,
the extra cost Of the seed. but vii
produce II crop from week to tel
days earlier than cut potatoes
which win sometimes make differ
ence in price Of from SOC. to 81 F.